Fun Adventures!

We had a really fun week as a family this week! On Wed we went to the fire station with my MOPS group. It was so much fun for Ryan. She was completely enthralled by everything! She loved getting in the fire truck and driving it. She loves her fire hat and coloring book that they gave her. Bekah had a good old time watching everyone!

On Sunday we took the girls into the woods for a little day hike. It was such a beautiful day and we hadnt been in so long. Ryan was barely walking the last time we went. Ryan had the time of her life! She didnt stop talking the entire time we were in the woods. She hiked the whole 3 miles herself and never complained once. She thought it was too much fun. She was completely worn out once we got to the car. She was asleep in less than five minutes of the drive home. It was neat to watch her discover things for the first time or as if it were the first time. She was fascinated by acorns and the fact that squirrels eat them. She would line them up on the side of the trail so the squirrels could find them easier. She also tried to collect many of them. That made our hike a little slow at times but it was fun to watch her. Her favorite part was going uphill and finding white diamonds on the trees.

Bekah had a good time too. She just watched everything and kicked with excitement nonstop! During lunch she tried to eat any dirt, rocks, or leaves she could get a hold of. She had no interest in her real food! We had such a good time and cant wait to be able to go again.

It has been an aggravating week with nursing. Bekah wakes up in the night screaming demanding to be nursed. That just makes me angry and makes for a long night. If I feed her before 3am then she wakes up before 6am wanting to nurse again which I will not do! One time in the night is my limit. I want to be done nursing her so badly but I cannot get her to take the bottle. She just screams until she goes to sleep. But she is too young not to have any milk. I just dont know if I can keep doing this 3 more months! I guess I will just keep trying the bottle every couple days. On Thurs Bekah has her surgery for tubes. We are anxious to get that done before she gets sick again. We hope she does well and has no complications.

This should be a fun Oct as we have many fun family adventures planned! We will take lots of pictures Im sure and have a great time with our beautiful girls!! They are such a blessing!

Birthday Week!

We had a fun and busy week last week. Scott turned 29 and I turned 27 last week! We spent two evenings at Scott's parents for dinner and birthday celebrations. We got some new dishes and lots of candy! My parents took us out to Vito's for our birthdays! I love going out to dinner so that was an awesome gift! For Scott's bday the girls and I made him a nice breakfast and Ryan opened his gifts for him. Ryan thought that was a lot of fun. Then we had some bad wind and lost our power. It was out for 24 hours! That was miserable! Bekah and I didnt sleep well without our fans. I never realized how dependent I am upon electricity! Good life lesson for me! For my birthday Scott and the girls took me out for dinner to Chili's! It was yummy and a lot of fun! Ryan and Bekah loved going out for dinner. We also went out for ice cream the next night because we were too full to go after dinner! Anyway, we had a good week celebrating the life God has given us to live!

On my birthday Bekah went to see the ENT for her ear infections and nose congestion. She still had fluid in her ears even after 4 antibiotics this last month. Dr suggested she gets tubes. We are happy to hear something may relieve us all of these ear infections. Then she put her on Clairitan to see if we could dry up her nose but after 4 days we have had no change! Dr is trying to see if we can put off taking out her adnoids. We will call this week to see if she has something else she can try. Her surgery is scheduled for Oct 2.

Ryan has been a good girl lately not having a lot of tantrums! We went to the museum this week with Christa Sanders and her daughter Saebella and had a lot of fun. Ryan liked being the big girl. Ryan also enjoyed story time this week. All week Ryan has wanted to play outside. We are glad she likes being outside again. We have gone on many wagon rides with Bekah which Bekah absolutely loves. Ryan likes it as long as we go see the train tracks or get ice cream. Ryan is having trouble dealing with Bekah being close by all the time. Bekah is enthralled with Ryan and therefore gets in Ryan's way! Ryan has bitten, pushed, and hit Bekah many times this week. That is something we will keep working on!

Bekah has loved her new freedom of crawling and pulling up. She wishes she could walk but there is time for that. She has started eating table food quite well and only just turned 9 months old! She ate broccoli, chicken, and rice today! Im impressed at how well she does! She is really working on her top middle teeth and we hope they come in soon!

The girls are so cute and learning so many new things! I love watching them play with one another or by themselves! I just wish they wouldnt grow up so fast!

Always Sick!

Well Bekah's fever finally went away! But the next day she started to develop a rash. I took her back to the Dr and discoved she had Roseola which is why her fever got up to 105 degrees. Poor little girl had a double ear infection and Roseola at the same time. It was a rough 3 weeks for her let me tell you. She still is not done either. She now seems to have a horrible diaper rash that we cannot get rid of. We will call the Dr tomorrow to see if we can get something to help that. We also think that now she has poison ivy all over her back and bottom. She must have gotten it from me after working at our land cleaning up all the brush. Poor thing. Even though she has been so sick she has been changin so much. She is crawling everywhere and getting into everything! Her favorite thing is paper! She loves to chew on it like bubble gum! She also started pulling herself up this week. She is so active and happy! She always has a smile for you and loves to play in the playroom for long intervals at a time. She also loves it when Ryan lays on the floor. She crawls as fast as she can over to her and gets her hair. Ryan hates it when Bekah touches and pulls on her. We just laugh! Bekah is just so enthralled with Ryan we think it is so cute.
Ryan ended up getting Bekah's Roseolla which is not surprising. She didnt seem to get it quite as bad but she did have a rough 2 days and 2 other days she was very whinny. We are just glad the fever is gone and she seems to be healthy again. We are still struggling to potty train her. She understands it all but refuses to use the potty. She just pees on the floor and doesnt care at all! We are so frustrated beyond belief. I have no choice but to put her back in diapers. She hates diapers but that doesnt seem to be enough for her to use the potty. She can be so defiant. There are times we spank her 5 or more times for the same thing and she just doesnt care. How do you respond to that. I personally get so mad at her I just want to scream! Our other battles with her are staying in bed at night and playing with her food at dinner. The frustrating thing for us is that she is so smart and can be so sweet but then outright defiant! I pray that God gives us the answers we need to help our little Ryan be more obedient. Give us wisdom on when to discipline and when to just let it go. Also, to enjoy the fun, cute, and sweet moments while they are happening!